Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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09-57039
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Colony Cove Properties LLC v. City of Carson
Amendment to city’s guidelines for implementing ordinance is not amendment to ordinance justifying new effective date for limitations period on takings claim. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 29, 2011 | |
09-16034
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Young v. City and County of Honolulu
City ordinance repealing discretionary condemnation statute does not violate Contracts Clause where city council chose not to approve condemnation, satisfying city’s contractual obligation. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 23, 2011 | |
09-55750
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Hunt v. City of Los Angeles
City ordinance containing undefined terms prohibiting sale of merchandise unless ‘intertwined with religious or ideological’ message is invalid as unconstitutionally vague. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 23, 2011 | |
10-35183
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Gerhart v. Lake County Montana
County Commissioners are not entitled to qualified immunity on property owner's equal protection claim where they irrationally singled him out as 'class of one.' |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 21, 2011 | |
11-15303
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Cook v. Brewer
Eighth Amendment claim fails where prisoner alleged that intent to use foreign non-FDA approved substance in execution created substantial and unnecessary risk of pain. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 17, 2011 | |
08-56423
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Khatib v. County of Orange
Courthouse detention facility is ‘institution’ where state is prohibited from imposing substantial burden on plaintiff’s religious exercise of wearing hijab. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 16, 2011 | |
09-751
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Snyder v. Phelps
Picketers’ signs condemning country’s political and moral conduct at soldier’s funeral are protected by First Amendment because speech was of public concern. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 3, 2011 | |
B221067
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Best Friends Animal Society v. Macerich Westside Pavilion Property LLC
Court errs in denying protesters’ preliminary injunction against mall, which had rules that unlawfully prohibited picketing based on content of speech. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 3, 2011 | |
A125803
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People v. Delacy
Statute prohibiting possession of firearms by persons convicted of specified misdemeanors does not violate Second Amendment rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 28, 2011 | |
B228680
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California School Boards Association v. Brown
Governor may exercise his constitutional right to veto general appropriation resulting in zero appropriation for particular mandate. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 28, 2011 | |
10-16666
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DISH Network Corp. v. FCC
Court properly finds statute adjusting timetable for providing high-definition formatted programming is content-neutral restriction. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 25, 2011 | |
A125887
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Larson v. City and County of San Francisco
Rent ordinance expanding list of prohibited acts coupled with Rent Board’s authority to reduce rent is invalid for usurping judiciary’s exclusive power. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 24, 2011 | |
09-15163
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International Church of the Foursquare Gospel v. City of San Leandro (Faith Fellowship Foursquare Church)
Triable issue of material fact exists as to whether city imposed substantial burden on church's religious assembly by denying rezoning application. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 16, 2011 | |
B223996
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No Doubt v. Activision Publishing Inc.
Use of rock band’s exact likeness in videogame is not ‘transformative’ use subject to First Amendment protection. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 16, 2011 | |
B216432
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County of Los Angeles v. Hill
County ordinances regulating medical marijuana dispensaries are consistent with state law's explicit provisions that counties may place such restrictions. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 11, 2011 | |
08-17302
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Mathis v. County of Lyon
Public administrator is not entitled to qualified immunity for claim that he improperly took property from decedent's home absent notice and hearing to survivors. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 2, 2011 | |
B216308
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Zubarau v. City of Palmdale
City ordinance regulating radio frequency interference is preempted by federal law and contains unconstitutionally vague term as to regulation of antennae height. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 31, 2011 | |
F058716
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Ralphs Grocery Co. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 8
California laws protecting labor picketing violate free speech protections by conferring speech rights on some, but not all, without compelling state interest. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 28, 2011 | |
A123480
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Wilson & Wilson v. City Council of Redwood City
Court errs in entering judgment in favor of plaintiff that challenged construction of project that was substantially completed when judgment was entered. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 26, 2011 | |
09-530
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Nelson
Background check process inquiring into government contract employees' recent drug involvement is reasonable in light of interests at stake. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 20, 2011 | |
09-55239
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Huff v. City of Burbank
Investigation based on rumors of threat did not create exigent circumstance that would allow warrantless entry of suspected individual’s home. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 11, 2011 | |
09-71265
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Anonymous Online Speakers v. U.S. District Court (Quixtar Inc.)
Court may order disclosure of identity of online speaker engaged in commercial speech where plaintiff shows it would prevail on summary judgment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 9, 2011 | |
D055845
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Goldbaum v. The Regents of the University of California
Regents of University of California has constitutional immunity from plaintiff’s attorney fees motion where matter pertains to benefits that are internal university affairs. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 6, 2011 | |
08-56415
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Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Inc. v. City of San Diego
Cross dedicated as memorial projects message of unconstitutional religious endorsement, rather than secular memorialization. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 5, 2011 | |
07-16640
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Byrd v. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Dept.
Cross-gender strip search of detainees' genital area is unconstitutional absent emergency prompting search. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 5, 2011 | |
D056266
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Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles
Legislation requiring counties to continue to provide sitting judges with benefits after specified date is within scope of Governor’s proclamation calling special session. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 28, 2010 | |
06-56306
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Guggenheim v. City of Goleta
Rent control ordinance adopted by City does not constitute taking where landowners bought property subject to same previous restriction on unincorporated land. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 22, 2010 | |
09-16780
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United States v. City of Arcata
Local ordinances prohibiting military recruiters’ conduct are invalid under intergovernmental immunity doctrine as regulation of federal government. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 19, 2010 | |
09-56238
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Lopez v. Candaele
Student lacks standing to sue where credible threat that sexual harassment policy would be enforced against him did not exist. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 16, 2010 | |
07-16112
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Pollard v. The GEO Group Inc.
Private prison operator acts under color of federal law subjecting it to liability for constitutional violations. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 12, 2010 |